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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
2
Salvage work near the front gathers all metal debris with metals recycled into munitions. Copper steel lead and other materials are collected though some bullets are lost in flight. Large fragments from wrecked cars shells and aluminum are saved for later use.
William Townsend Porter writes of a peaceful Belgian town near Calais shattered by war. In June, four thousand simple folk faced destruction as houses church and tower fell, while the sea and shellfire erased a once quiet shore and forced inhabitants to hide underground.
A fragmented text discusses hearing in a metaphorical sense and the idea of turning a deaf ear to harsh words. It contrasts listening with selective attention and hints at social harmony when people avoid reacting to hurtful speech, urging mindful response.
A historical health note links cold feet to possible mood or general health causes. It suggests sedentary life, overwatering, or improper footwear as common factors and recommends warm socks, proper shoes, light bathing rituals, ventilation, and regular outdoor walking to improve warmth. Frequent foot washing is advised to restore circulation.
A wide compiled digest notes Amon B Andersen ranch owner of Willart Colorado selff killed himself at his sister's home near Buxton Town aged 68. Jock Dewpsey heavyweight recently camped near Joe Willard defeated Homer Smith in a first round bid in Racine Wisconsin. George L Brunn of St Marles Ma ho awarded Carnegie Hero Fund medal posthumously to his widow and three children in 1917 for dying while saving Dolly McKinley from drowning. Senator Newlands Nevada estate valued at 5285000 in stocks bonds and securities. John F Nugent Boise appointed US Senator to fill Brady death vacancy until November. Further items include labor, mining, war news, and international dispatches from Denver to Berlin.
President Woodrow Wilson issues a January 20 1918 proclamation urging nationwide food conservation to support the war effort. It calls for 30 percent wheat reduction, 70 percent 1917 levels for many staples, meatless and wheatless days, substitution of other cereals, and waste elimination to ensure supplies for overseas.
The article notes the opening of training camps for Philippine troops, organized under the Bil recently opened at Washington. The initiative aims to recruit and organize troops for service, with recommendations from executive officers.
New York City insurers pledge 65 million dollars in war savings bonds this year. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company officials announced the drive at their convention luncheon in New York, underscoring strong support from the industry for national financing efforts.
Twelve men died in an explosion at the Newport torpedo magazine, with investigators probing a fire that sparked the blast and caused extensive damage. Authorities and military officials are coordinating to determine the exact cause and assess casualties.
The United States enforces a war bread diet starting January 28 under President Wilson and the Food Administration led by Hoover. Measures include mixed flour with 5 percent substitutions, weekly wheatless days, meatless days, and limits on macaroni and other foods to boost exports and conserve supplies. No forcible limits. success relies on public cooperation and household compliance across the nation.
A garbled dispatch discusses Austria and a possible separate peace with terms unclear. The report mentions Petrograd and Russian democrats in a mischaracterized context, with scattered references to war events and a Montana incident. Several place names are incorrectly rendered, leaving the core facts obscured.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker urging Becks to try something and debating warmth and hands and feet, capturing a rustic regional vernacular moment. The lines hint at a barter or challenge themed exchange with dialect rendering.
A stained note describes mixing water ails fox with Harbe Co and glycerine to create a hair dye. It claims the solution darkens gradually, applies easily, dries without stickiness or grease, and does not rub off. Two views present a quip about Tadghs and a pessimistic line about laugh lines.
Examines a Caretaly reery bottle labeled CASTORIA, the historic remedy for infants and children, and notes it bears the first signature of a one for over children. Cry for Pletcher's Castoria.
The Milwaukee Journal notes a common but negative trend in conversation where a single small word is overused to end sentences. It argues this elides clear thinking and insults the listener’s intelligence, urging clearer speech and avoiding the filler at sentence ends.
A fragmentary historical note traces calendar origins from ancient Christian and Roman systems. It mentions Diocletian's era and the founding of Rome in 753 B C, then discusses Dante the Little, Greek monk, and the shift to Incarnation counting. It notes modern scholars fixed the date of Jesus’s birth near 5 BCE, despite older miscalculations.
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